Ok guys, I have a question: based on what weÂ´ve seen so far this season, and the seasons before, is it possible for anyone else to challenge Vettel this season? Just curious to know everyoneÂ´s opinion.

Quite a late response but possible, yes, I think it will mainly depend on how much the banning of the EBD effects the red bull. We don’t know why it is so fast for short bursts but not so much over a race distance but one theory is that it is due to an engine map/EBD crossover, so the ban might have a large effect on RBR.

Also interesting since the first race there have been no changes in team positions in the top four teams! And since race 3 no changes in the top 6 (although it gets kinda difficult to see in the graph at that stage and I’m too lazy to do the sums myself).

Excellent work
I think it shows that Williams made a big mistake leaving Hulkenburg ….. Maldonado position is not promising till now
They may have to wait until the next season to touch some good results
And i wonder why Ferrari will make a test drive for Perez vs. Bianchi but not Kobayashi?

Apart from hussling the names, and the exact positions behind the leader, to get there cull about 25% of Vettel’s points (on average, vary it a bit per race; and make Webber’s result also more variable while at it, but same total). HAM was there (157), the other four were around the 130 range as the “other” four are now, with one trailing a bit (2010: Vettel; 2011: Button).

Behind them it was a lot closer grouped thanks to Rosberg, Kubica and Massa (~89p) picking up podiums that Vettel and the others left around, and remaining regular points scorers in other races, instead of the current bigger gap to Massa, then Rosberg some way behind him.

MSC, Heidfeld, Petrov (who picked up part of what Heidfeld left) and Kobayashi are at the level MSC, Sutil and Barrichello (!) had (~35p) last year.